75-year-old woman killed crossing Route 17 in Ridgewood

RIDGEWOOD — A 75-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she crossed the northbound side of Route 17 in Ridgewood Saturday night, according to a report on NorthJersey.com.

The Union resident, whose name was not released by police pending her family's notification, was apparently "confused" after departing a bus on the highway around 8 p.m. and decided to cross the highway on foot instead of using a nearby pedestrian bridge, the report said.

No charges were filed against the driver.

A span of the highway's northbound direction was closed for three hours during the police investigation.